Wonder if it was this guy ( use Google translate ). States he was a Captain in a Transportkompanie from 1941-1945 and died in 1965. http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Paul_Althaus Lovely Horster, can we see a close up of the crossguard if you have one, from what I can see the fittings are pot metal, suggesting late war, what information do you have on his promotions etc?.
Trsp.Kdtr. stands for Transport Kommandantur. Same name and date of birth. Wow, impressive. Althaus was well known as an artist in Bavaria. He served in both wars and was wounded six times. Nice catch, Best; Hermann
Paul, That's fine, typical later war Horster. The time-frame for production certainly ties in. This man, if it is the same guy has streets named after him in Munich and Munster.